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The Brigand of Kandahar

5.6(20)19651h 22m3

1880. British India. Robert Case, a half-caste lieutenant, is unjustly discharged from the British Army. He joins the rebel Bengali tribesmen offensive against the colonial enemy. They capture a foreign journalist and Case recounts his story of false accusation on trumped-up charges, instigated by the bigotry and racism of his commanding officers. Following a successful attack by the British against the rebels Case is brutally shot by Colonel Drewe, his accuser. The journalist returns home determined to report the true story of The Brigand of Kandahar.

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Status
Released
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Box office
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Language
Bengali
  • india
  • armed conflict
  • 1850s

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Director

John Gilling

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United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical1 Nov 1965
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical9 Aug 1965
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical116 Jul 1967

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The Brigand of Kandahar was released on 9 August 1965.

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    CinemaSerf

    1/2/2025

    6/10

    Straight out of Rudyard Kipling's standard book of Raj adventures, this sees the disgraced "Lt. Case" (Ronald Lewis) dragooned from his regiment only to take up with their mountain-dwelling nemesis "Eli Khan" (Oliver Reed) swearing vengeance on the colonel (Duncan Lamont) who was responsible for his harsh treatment. The arrival of journalist "Marriot" (Glen Houston) upsets not just the army's applecart a little, but …

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